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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
11
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A candidate era challenge to repeal tolls exemption plank of the Democratic Party sparks debate over executive faith and voters. The text argues the president pledged platform principles before election and should honor the electorate, urging adherence to the people’s expressed wishes and party tenets rather than shifting post power.
Foreign observers and U S officials clash over Mexico policy. Embargo decisions led to arms flows for Carranza and Villa, triggering widespread violence and property losses. Critics say the administration bears responsibility for escalating civil war and bloodshed across five nations and warn of further arms shipments. Senate debate highlights the unreconciled question at hand.
The piece argues the United States holds real absolute supremacy at the Panama Canal and warns that concession to Britain could strip war time control. It notes Senate debate as key to exposing foreign relations obligations and potential solutions, while critiquing immediate voting pressure and urging thorough discussion.
The House of Commons passed a bill by O Locker-Lampson by a large majority to ban recommendations for titular honors in exchange for party funds. The debate included radicals arguing for preserving the nobility and asserting title inflation sustains drama and capital at stake, with comments on cross-Atlantic title traffic and cultural effects.
Senate and House actions span arbitration of the Hay Pauncefote treaty disputes toll repeal advocates and anti repeal arguments. Prominent railroad figures testify on security controls while Owen drafts corrupt practices and presidential primary bills. Foreign government invitations and education congress plans mix with a Philippine independence bill and new national labor exchange proposals. Adjournment occurs around 5 to 6:15 pm with additional sessions planned.
A London paper declares Malbrook the world’s most famous song replacing Auld Lang Syne and Annie Laurie. Its refrain We Won’t Go Name Till Morning and For He’s a Toll y Good Tellow spread across Europe and America. The tune dates to post Malplaquet, widely modernized in opera bouffe, Beaumarchais, Bizet, and Napoleon’s era.
A stray bullet wounded Pauline Dorsette of Kent Putnam county in the left hand while she walked a woods patch. She disclosed she secretly wed Donald Gregory of Storm King seven weeks ago and revealed the ring to her mother. The marriage was said to have occurred during her stay with an aunt in Chapinville, with the ceremony performed by the Reverend William Baird in Boardman.
State game warden H Darwin asks US to reclaim Montana elk freed near Startup Snohomish county after livestock depredations. Federal authorities plan to move the Starlup herd to Oregon if corralled. Seattle offers elk from city parks to members of the Order of Liks for placement in eastern zoos or gardens.
Postmaster Frank Schoolau of Houston Winn was severely injured when a rooster charged him at his home. The bird slashed his face neck arms and legs before fleeing. The rooster was captured later that night and served for dinner.
A fragment from the Ohio State journal mocks gender views by asking a woman which she would prefer war with Mexico or red ants in the refrigerator. The piece uses a quizzical tone to probe feminist movement progress.
Mediators selected Niagara Falls as the venue choice, rather than Concord Massachusetts Pacific Missouri Leveland Cato Candor NX Friendship New York or New Harmony Indiana, amid a discussion of suitable locations.
William V. Leary, 72, chief clerk of the surrogates court for 33 years, resigns rather than adopt new office methods. He never used a telephone or elevator, preferred hand written notes, and stayed at his desk all day. Surrogates Cohalan and Fowler accepted the resignation, noting the position paid $10,000 yearly.
The Matson liner Wilhelmina halted near Honolulu after 45 miles at sea and returned to port under Capt Peter Johnston to load one jar of cold cream ordered by wireless. Onboard waited two San Francisco society girls Miss Laura Pearkes and Miss Inez Marlon, who claimed the cream was essential.
A young boy stands with legs apart and shoulders bent as he grips a baseball. His intense focus and firm throw win praise from the crowd, while a toy world of tricycle and teddy bear evoke childhood play as he finds confidence in his growing skill.
In a humorous survey a novelist reports on friends and colleagues sharing their breakfast rituals. The piece contrasts French and English tastes, noting coffee quality and butter as essentials while detailing variations such as eggs, bacon, waffles, and regional preferences.
Mrs Jeanne Van Tongeler filed Saturday for separation from Van Tongelen of Larchmont after a lighted cigar burned her cheek. She says they lived nineteen years and endured increasing unkindness, culminating April 1 when he reportedly used the cigar to torture her and then left.
In Philadelphia a fire tragedy climaxed with the floor collapsing as Mia Yetta Siegal and about 50 mourners entered her cellar for a funeral. The coffin was toppled and the body trampled before rescuers restored order. Gas from the fall added danger. Police and a barber aided mourners to safety. Katie Siegal swooned beside her mother’s body and was revived.
San Francisco Chronicle reports Fred F Evans charged with obtaining money under false pretenses after Barton paid him 400 for psychograph readings. Barton says Evans conducted séances writing messages from a supposed Knight of spiritual world on slates. Metropolitan police opened fraud inquiry following repeated payments and alleged spirit guidance.
A well known Jamaica Long Island amateur antiques collector Charles A Hirschfelder was cut by an Arabian poison dagger when the blade fell from its scabbard. He grabbed the dagger and the point pierced his palm as he acted to stem the wound and prevent further danger.
The page summarizes general weather conditions with showers and winds across the Dakotas and Great Lakes region, noting cooler fronts, scattered thunderstorms, and variable temperatures. It lists temperatures, humidity, rain chances, and sunrise and sunset times, with references to specific locales and times throughout the day.
Delegates returning from the state Democratic convention in May forecast Thomas C Rye as the governor’s candidate, defeating Ben W Hooper. The party aims to unite around Prohibition laws, with many independents and old opponents now backing Rye to uphold the statute and curb Hooper’s influence.
Report recounts a 1913 flood scene at a circus winter quarters where fourteen elephants perished or were drowned as water engulfed buildings. Witnesses described the fear and chaos as families fled, while the article notes public reaction and comments from officials about preservation efforts and political debates surrounding the Panama Canal tolls and reforms.
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